ๅ›ฝ

JLPT N5

Country

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ ()
Kunโ€™yomi: ใใซ (kuni)
ใใซ (kuni) โ†’ country, land

Vocabulary

ๅ›ฝ
ใใซ
country
ๅค–ๅ›ฝ
ใŒใ„ใ“ใ
foreign country
ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘
ใ“ใใฟใ‚“
citizens
ไธญๅ›ฝ
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ”ใ
China
ๅ›ฝ้š›
ใ“ใใ•ใ„
international

Example Sentences

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฏ็พŽใ—ใ„ๅ›ฝใงใ™ใ€‚
ใซใปใ‚“ใฏ ใ†ใคใใ—ใ„ ใใซใงใ™ใ€‚
Japan is a beautiful country.
ๅค–ๅ›ฝใธ่กŒใใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใŒใ„ใ“ใใธ ใ„ใใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
I want to go abroad.
ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’่žใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใใฟใ‚“ใฎ ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚’ ใใใพใ™ใ€‚
We listen to the citizensโ€™ opinions.
ไธญๅ›ฝใฏๅคงใใ„ๅ›ฝใงใ™ใ€‚
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ”ใใฏ ใŠใŠใใ„ ใใซใงใ™ใ€‚
China is a big country.
ๅ›ฝ้š›ไผš่ญฐใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใใ•ใ„ใ‹ใ„ใŽใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is an international conference.

Cultural Note

1. Borders and Sovereignty
o In Japan, ๅ›ฝ emphasizes the idea of a protected, enclosed land with governance and resources.
o Historical Japan had ๅŸŽไธ‹็”บ (castle towns), reflecting the idea of ๅ›ฝ as an organized, enclosed territory.
2. National Pride & Identity
o Words like ๆฏๅ›ฝ (ใผใ“ใ) or ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ (ใ“ใใฟใ‚“) highlight connection to oneโ€™s homeland.
o Japanese people value respect for the nation and heritage, reflected in kanji use.
3. International & Modern Use
o ๅ›ฝ is central in modern concepts like ๅ›ฝ้š›ไบคๆต (international exchange), ๅ›ฝ้€ฃ (United Nations), and ๅ›ฝ้š›็š„ (internationally).
o It shows Japanโ€™s transition from a historically enclosed nation to active participation globally.